Mark T. Turnage, CEO

Mark Turnage is the CEO of DarkOwl. Prior to that he was CEO and Vice Chairman of OpSec Security Group, a global provider of anti-counterfeiting technologies and online brand protection. While at OpSec, Mark oversaw nineteen acquisitions, the listing of the company on NASDAQ, the sale of the business and subsequent relisting on the London Stock Exchange, and then the subsequent sale of the business to a private equity group.

Before his operating roles, Mark was a consultant with McKinsey and Co., and a practicing attorney with Davis, Graham and Stubbs. Mark is a graduate of Yale Law School, Oxford University, and the University of Colorado, Boulder. He serves on numerous corporate and non-profit boards, and is a private investor in technology, software, and manufacturing startup companies. He is also a Senior Adviser to the Colorado Impact Fund and a Technology Adviser to the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network. Mark speaks Spanish and Arabic, is married with four children, and lives in Denver, Colorado.

Mark's favorite Colorado activities are skiing, biking, and golf, and triathlons in the summer.